Head Communications & Patient Advocacy KSA

Summary

Join a high-impact role at the heart of a priority market. As the Country Lead for Corporate Communications and Patient Advocacy in Saudi Arabia, you’ll be part of the local leadership team, reporting directly to the Head of Communications & Patient Advocacy for MEA. With KSA recognized as a key growth market within APMA, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the narrative, drive strategic engagement, and influence stakeholders across a rapidly expanding landscape.

About The Role

Major Accountabilities

• Yearly integrated/aligned plans for brand communications, corporate communications, internal communications, social media, and patient relations.
• Successful implementation of communications plans in close cooperation with key business partners.
• Identification, anticipation, and management of issues by working with appropriate functions and counsel management.
• Profile country leadership team by sharing stories that bring our philosophy to win for patients to life.
• Strong and successful cross-functional collaboration within the country GCC and APMA region.
• Management of PR agencies and communications/patient relations budget.
• Facilitate/support patient organization events and align expectations with common areas of interest focused on improving patient outcomes through a patient centric approach.
• Incorporate the patient voice into the franchise/brand integrated product strategy as well as communications and social media plans.
• Ensure consistency of Novartis brand and market position in external communications, by ensuring alignment at the BF, and brand levels, and by putting in place necessary communication-control processes
• Develop crisis-management communication planning, readiness and response capabilities
• Serve as Communications leader and strategist on KSA LT; counsel KSA IM leaders on critical communications issues, opportunities and potential risks.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Proven track record in similar communications roles, with added value from experience in patient advocacy.
• Direct understanding of communication challenges within the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in relation to public, media, investor, and internal stakeholder engagements highly preferrable.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, backed by a minimum of 6 years in a managerial capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Literature, Journalism, Law, Science, or a related discipline.
• Language Proficiency: Fluent in both English and Arabic, with excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages.
  
  

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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